Section 15
Special Public Prosecutor and Exclusive Public Prosecutor.
The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
About this Act
An Act to prevent the commission of offences of atrocities against the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, to provide for Special Courts and the Exclusive Special Courts for the trial of such offences and for the relief and rehabilitation of the victims of such offences and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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[15. Special Public Prosecutor and Exclusive Public Prosecutor.--(1) For every Special Court,
the State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify a Public Prosecutor or appoint
an advocate who has been in practice as an advocate for not less than seven years, as a Special Public
Prosecutor for the purpose of conducting cases in that Court.
(2) For every Exclusive Special Court, the State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify an Exclusive Special Public Prosecutor or appoint an advocate who has been in practice as an advocate for not less than seven years, as an Exclusive Special Public Prosecutor for the purpose of conducting cases in that Court.]
(2) For every Exclusive Special Court, the State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify an Exclusive Special Public Prosecutor or appoint an advocate who has been in practice as an advocate for not less than seven years, as an Exclusive Special Public Prosecutor for the purpose of conducting cases in that Court.]
Notes
1. Subs. by s.10, ibid., for section 15 (w.e.f. 26-1-2016)